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COMPARISON
Travelgenix vs a custom-built travel website
A bespoke build gives you exactly what you specify, at the price and pace of software development. Here is how that compares with a travel platform that already exists.
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A custom build starts from a blank page. Every supplier connection, every booking flow and every payment step is written for you, then maintained by you for as long as you trade. Travelgenix starts from a finished platform that already connects to 200 suppliers, and you shape it to your brand.
How they compare
TRAVELGENIX
CUSTOM BUILD
Time to launch
Weeks. The platform exists, you configure it.
Months, often a year, before the first booking.
Upfront cost
A one-off set-up fee and a monthly plan.
Development quoted per feature, typically five or six figures.
Supplier connections
200 suppliers already integrated and maintained.
Each API integrated from scratch, then maintained as suppliers change them.
Booking engine and payments
Built in, with card data handled by your payment provider.
Designed, built and tested from nothing.
Ongoing maintenance
Included. Updates ship to every customer.
Your developer, your retainer, your risk when they move on.
New features
Arrive as the platform evolves.
Scoped, quoted and built each time.
Design freedom
35 templates, or a custom design on Ignite.
Unlimited, at development cost.
Unique functionality
Platform features plus widgets, webhooks and an API.
Anything you can specify and fund.
Who owns what
Your content, customers and bookings are yours. The platform is licensed.
You own the code base, and its upkeep.
Support
A UK team that knows travel.
Whoever built it, for as long as they are available.
When a custom build is the right choice
If your business model is genuinely unlike any other travel company, if one specific workflow is your competitive edge and no platform does it, or if you have an in-house engineering team and want to own every line of code, a custom build can be worth the cost and the wait. For most agents and operators, the things they would specify are the things Travelgenix already does.
Questions people ask
How long does a custom travel website take to build?
A bookable site with live supplier integrations typically takes six to twelve months to specify, build and test. Travelgenix launches in weeks because the platform already exists.
Is a custom build cheaper in the long run?
Rarely. Supplier APIs change, security patches are never finished, hosting must be managed and the developer needs a retainer. A platform spreads that cost across every customer.
Can I have a custom design on Travelgenix?
Yes. Every plan offers a choice of 35 templates, and the Ignite plan includes a custom build of your design on the platform.
What if I need something the platform does not have?
Widgets, webhooks and an authenticated API cover most extensions, and bespoke work can be quoted separately. Tell us what you need at the demo.
Who owns my data on Travelgenix?
You do. Your content, your customers and your bookings remain yours. The platform itself is licensed to you on a monthly plan.
See it work for your business
Book a 20 minute demo and we will show you the platform running with your kind of product, your suppliers and your brand.
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